Originally Posted by
overthehillmedi
Now,you do what my Dad did to all of us,take her out to a level parking lot,preferably near a coffe /pie shop and teach/walk her through changing a flat.Then while she is changing the tires back to where they belong you can have a piece of pie and a cup of coffe while you reflect on teaching your daughter a skill that she hopefully wont need to use but in case of emergency has up her sleeve.
We must be twin Sons of different Mothers.
We did the flat drill in the garage with home made treats, but we went through the whole process.
And when the brake pads needed to be replaced we did a 4 wheel brake job and rotated the tires.
When the oil change interval comes up we do that.
We did the severe service transmission fluid change. (She *was* a bit grindy a few times there at first)
We/she change her wiper blade refills.
I think her rear struts need to be pulled out and looked at, they're a little clunky.
She may never pick up another wrench after she leaves home, but she won't be a complete know-nothing either. Importantly to me, even if she pays somebody else to do the hard, dirty work for her, is that she have an appreciation for the value of the work and that she isn't entitled to whatever she wants without working for it.
And maybe she'll take it just a little bit easier on the equipment since she realizes that if she breaks it; it'll be another weekend in the garage with Pop putting it back together.
